O Sacred Head Now Wounded (Easter)

Music by German composer Hans Leo Hassler, dated 1600-01, medieval Latin text translated into English (1830) by American J.W. Alexander. J.S. Bach incorporated the music into both his "Christmas Oratorio" and "St. Matthew's Passion." And modern audiences will recognize the melody for Paul Simon's "American Tune."

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Music by German composer Hans Leo Hassler, dated 1600-01, medieval Latin text translated into English (1830) by American J.W. Alexander. J.S. Bach incorporated the music into both his "Christmas Oratorio" and "St. Matthew's Passion." And modern audiences will recognize the melody for Paul Simon's "American Tune."